# Saison 1952-1953 des Celtics de Boston

La saison 1952-1953 des Celtics de Boston est la 7e saison de la franchise américaine de la National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Draft

| Tour | Rang | Joueur | Position | Nationalité | Provenance |
| 1 | 6 | Bill Stauffer | F | États-Unis | Missouri |
| 4 | 7 | Herm Hedderick | SG | États-Unis | Canisius |
| 10 | 4 | Gene Conley | F/C | États-Unis | Washington |

## Classement de la saison régulière

| Division Est | V | D | PCT | GB |
| Knicks de New York | 47 | 23 | .671 | - |
| Nationals de Syracuse | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 |
| Celtics de Boston | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 |
| Bullets de Baltimore | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 |
| Warriors de Philadelphie | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 |

## Effectif

| Numéro | Joueur | Position | Provenance |
| 4 | Kenny Rollins | PG | Kentucky |
| 10 | Kleggie Hermsen | C-F | Minnesota |
| 11 | Chuck Cooper | SF | Duquesne |
| 12 | Bob Donham | SG | Ohio State |
| 13 | Bob Harris (en) | SF | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Bob Cousy | PG | Holy Cross |
| 16 | John Mahnken | C | Georgetown |
| 17 | Gene Conley | PF | Washington State |
| 18 | Bob Brannum | PF | Michigan State |
| 19 | Mo Mahoney | F | Brown University |
| 21 | Bill Sharman | SG | USC |
| 22 | Ed Macauley | C | Saint Louis |

## Playoffs
### Demi-finale de Division

(2) Nationals de Syracuse vs. (3) Celtics de Boston : Boston remporte la série 2-0
* Game 1 @ Syracuse : Boston 87, Syracuse 81
* Game 2 @ Boston : Boston 111, Syracuse 105 (4OT)

### Finale de Division

(1) Knicks de New York vs. (3) Celtics de Boston : Boston s'incline dans la série 3-1
* Game 1 @ New York : New York 95, Boston 91
* Game 2 @ Boston : Boston 86, New York 70
* Game 3 @ New York : New York 101, Boston 82
* Game 4 @ Boston : New York 82, Boston 75

## Statistiques
### Saison régulière

| Joueur | Matchs | Min/m. | % Tir | % LF | Rbds/m. | Pass/m. | Pts/m. |
| Bob Brannum | 71 | 26.8 | .348 | .595 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
| Gene Conley | 39 | 11.8 | .324 | .581 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Chuck Cooper | 70 | 28.5 | .337 | .758 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| Bob Cousy | 71 | 41.5 | .352 | .816 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 19.8 |
| Bob Donham | 71 | 20.2 | .479 | .471 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| Bob Harris (en) | 70 | 28.2 | .418 | .588 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| Kleggie Hermsen | 4 | 5.5 | .000 | .500 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ed Macauley | 69 | 42.1 | .452 | .750 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 20.3 |
| John Mahnken | 69 | 11.2 | .302 | .696 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Mo Mahoney | 6 | 5.7 | .400 | .800 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Kenny Rollins | 43 | 9.9 | .330 | .815 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Bill Sharman | 71 | 32.9 | .436 | .850 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 16.2 |

### Playoffs

| Joueur | Matchs | Min/m. | % Tir | % LF | Rbds/m. | Pass/m. | Pts/m. |
| Bob Brannum | 6 | 13.8 | .522 | .636 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| Chuck Cooper | 6 | 32.5 | .396 | .815 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 10.0 |
| Bob Cousy | 6 | 45.0 | .383 | .836 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 25.5 |
| Bob Donham | 6 | 23.0 | .289 | .407 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| Bob Harris (en) | 6 | 32.2 | .457 | .750 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| Ed Macauley | 6 | 46.3 | .437 | .722 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
| John Mahnken | 6 | 12.0 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Mo Mahoney | 4 | 11.3 | .214 | .600 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Kenny Rollins | 6 | 10.8 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Bill Sharman | 6 | 33.5 | .333 | .938 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 11.7 |

## Récompenses

* Ed Macauley, All-NBA First Team
* Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
* Bill Sharman, All-NBA Second Team